Monthly Archives: March 2018
Where am I, Dev, Test, Production? #quicktip #putty #sqlcl
If you’re like me, you frequently have many environments open at the same time in putty, sqlcl, sqldeveloper, or other tools. This happened quite a few years back, I was switching between my dev, test, and production environments, doing some … Continue reading
Putting #CodeBasedAccessControl to work. #CBAC #Database #infosec #Oracle #TrustedPath
Grab a cup of coffee or a cup of tea. This is not a short post; There is a lot to explain, and many point are repeated. You need to understand all the in’s and out’s of CBAC. However; once … Continue reading
Upcoming events
March 21 – 22: I will be speaking at Utah Oracle Users Group Training Days (and getting some Spring Skiing in.) http://utoug.org/TrainingDays I will be speaking on Holistic Database Security and Secure Coding. My Holistic Database Security presentation has come … Continue reading
That’s a really bad idea #audit #infosec #fraud #financialfraud
I’m not even sure how to approach talking about this. One customer with a complex application that is both financial and regulatory was given a backdoor into the system to manually make changes to data without audit or validation. To … Continue reading
#TravelHacks Look at yourself in the mirror, would you give yourself an upgrade?
“I will judge you by how you treat the people who serve you.” I’ve spent a lot of time on social media helping some friends with their travel issues. Mostly I give people little hacks that I learned the hard … Continue reading